K. Using Animation in Your Field Trip

Animation is another kind of media production that can add to your field trip. Some forms of animation such as stop action require some time and patience but are a good way to allow students to express themselves artistically and demonstrate problem solving ability. Below are some examples of stop action animation.

This first one I put together pretty quickly using moviemaker and modeling clay.



Here is a PDF with instructions on creating simple animations using MovieMaker or I Movie. Thanks to my colleagues Sara O'Keefe, Allison NeCamp, and Clark Bradshaw for giving me permission to use this.



Here is a nice animation they did as the title sequence for a program (Reel Visions) which works well as a science instruction tool.

Here are links to some effective animations created by some schools. There are also good examples of green screen production combined with animation.
Paulsen 2nd Gr. Class

And here is a webtool which allows you to animate actual objects such as statues, paintings, and photos (at least their mouths) from your field trip locations and allow them to deliver some of your trip's factual content themselves. This is Blabberize.


This Blabber is of the Lion statue at St. James Court in Louisville Kentucky.